St. Paul crime

St. Paul police are investigating a Thursday night shooting in which one victim was hit in the head by gunfire.

The shooting on the East Side happened in an alley behind 899 Payne Ave., the former Payne Reliever strip club at Payne and York avenues.

Numerous spent cartridges were found in the alley after the shooting, which occurred around 10:30 p.m. The victim, a young man, was found near York Avenue west of Payne. Relatives told the Pioneer Press he is 19 years old.

He was taken to Regions Hospital, where his condition was unknown late Thursday.

A second victim suffered a facial laceration from a gunshot, police said.

Some witnesses said they saw a group of people going into the alley before the shooting. The witnesses reported hearing about nine shots.